"If you’re looking for a scoop of strawberry ice cream, you can technically get one at Salt & Straw on the Upper West Side. Just don’t be surprised when it comes with balsamic and black pepper mixed in. The Portland-based ice cream chain with locations up and down the West Coast doesn’t do straightforward. Their standard offerings include honey lavender, arbequina olive oil, and malted chocolate chip cookie with sea salt, fudge, and strong hints of Whopper. This first NYC location also has a few limited-edition flavors, like a collab with Carnegie Deli that involves pastrami, mustard custard, and rye crumble. It’s a lot, and it works beautifully—the Salt & Straw experience in a nutshell. photo credit: Sonal Shah" - Bryan Kim
Emily Schindler